Three million miles with the Volvo P 1800

TEXTJune 19, 2013 · 3 min

Bruno von Rotz, automatically translated

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Volvo P 1800 (1966) - now almost 3 million miles old

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Volvo P 1800 (1966) - Irv Gordon and his long-lived coupé

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Volvo P1800 E (1970) - Now with fuel injection and new alloy wheels

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Volvo P1800 E (1970) - With two-liter engine and Bosch D-Jetronic

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Volvo P 1800 ES (1969) - with practical tailgate

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Volvo P 1800 ES (1969) - generously glazed

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Volvo P 1800 ES (1969) - with sports station wagon tailgate

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Volvo P 1800 ES (1969) - practical and versatile

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Volvo P 1800 ES (1970) - also known as Snow White's coffin

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Volvo P 1800 (1966) - Irv Gordon und sein langlebiges Coupé

Volvo P1800 E (1970) - Jetzt mit Benzineinspritzung und neuen Leichtmetallrädern

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Volvo P1800 E (1970) - Mit Zweiliter-Motor und Bosch D-Jetronic

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Volvo P 1800 ES (1969) - mit praktischer Heckklappe

It's no longer completely new, Irv Gordon's Volvo P 1800 has been listed in the Guinness Book of Records for quite some time as the furthest non-commercial car driven by an owner.

Volvo P 1800 (1966) - Irv Gordon and his long-lived coupé

But Gordon doesn't really care, he just keeps on driving. In September, the mileage is expected to reach three million, which equates to almost five million kilometers, which he may yet reach. "The car would certainly be capable of driving another million miles, but whether I am is another question," says the first owner, who bought the red Volvo on a Friday in June 1966.

He covered over 2,000 km on the very first weekend and took the car back to the dealer for its first service on Monday. Since then, he has driven almost every road in the United States in it, as he believes there is no better way to explore the country than in his own car.